Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Monilinia laxa

Monilinia laxa (Aderhold & Ruhland) Honey, 1936

blossom blight

on Prunus, etc.

parasite

Down on the inflorescences and fruits. Conidia in long chains, elliptic, 4-12 x 5-19 or 7-16 x 8-23 µm, depending on the season.

host plants

Rosaceae, oligophagous

Chaenomeles; Cydonia; Malus; Mespilus; Prunus cerasus; Pyrus.

synonyms

Monilia cinerea Bonoorden, 1851.

references

Brandenburger (1985a: 270), Kozłowska, Mułenko & Heluta (2015a), Roques, Cleary, Matsiakh & Eschem (2017a) .

Last modified 28.ix.2022